Feed-table for baling-presses.



B. L. 'SHAFFER.

FEED TABLE FOR BALING PRESSES.

' APPLICATION FILED APR.22, 1913.

1,097,193, Patented May19,1914

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60v, WASHINGTON. D. c.

BENJAMIN I1. SHAFFER, 0F WELDON, ILLINOIS.

FEED-TABLE FOB. BALING-PRESSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 22, 1913.

Serial No. 762,822.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN L. SHAF- rnn, citizen of the United States, residing at l/Veldon, in the county of Dewitt and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-Tables for Baling-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to portable baling presses, and has special reference to means for supporting the feed table.

Portable baling presses have heretofore been provided at the rear end with a laterally extending feed table hingedly connected to the frame of the press at the side thereof so that material deposited upon the feed table may be delivered to the feed chamber or the baling chamber by an operator standing upon a platform also provided upon the side of the press frame. These feed tables, however, have been supported by a prop eX- tending from the table to the ground so that when it was desired to move the press from one point of operations to another point or from one side of a stack to another side it was necessary to remove the prop and also remove the table before the press could be drawn to the new place of operation.

It is the object of my invention to provide an improved support for the feed table whereby it will be securely held in operative position when in use and readjustment of the same will not be necessary when it is desired to move the press from place to place so that the operation of the press may be continuous and uninterrupted. This object, and such other incidental objects as will appear from the following description, are attained by means such as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and the invention consists in certain novel features which will be particularly pointed out in the claims following the description.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side ele vation of the rear end of a portable baling press showing the feed table in position thereon and supported by my improved device; Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the rest or support for the table removed from the press; Fig. 3 is a detail view of a portion of the support.

The baling press is indicated generally at 1 and may be of any desired type, being provided with a platform 2 on its side near its rear or feed end, as shown. In carrying out my invention, the feed table 3 is provided- Patented May 19, 1914.

with brackets or hooks 4 adapted to engage bar 6 which is disposed horizontally and' projects beyond the end of the frame below the hopper, as will be readily understood on reference to Fig. 1. This supporting arm or bar 6 is braced by a strap 7 secured thereto and also secured to the press frame above the bar, the inner ends of the bar and said brace or strap being reinforced by a connecting bracket 8. To the outer end of the supporting arm or bar 6, I rigidly secure a brace or rod 9 which extends upwardly and rearwardly and has its upper rear extremity rigidly secured to the corner of theframe 10 supporting the hopper of the press. To further guard against twisting of the hopper under the strain placed upon the side of the same by the feed table support, I provide a long brace 11 which is bolted to the far side of the baling chamber and extends upwardly and rearwardly therefrom to besecured to the far side of the frame 10, as will be readily understood. A second bar 12 is disposed at an angle to the supporting bar 6 and this second supporting bar 12 has rigidly secured to one end clips 13 which are adapted to fit over the upper and lower edges of the supporting arms 6 and be secured thereto by a set-screw 14;. By this construction, the lateral supporting arm 12 may be adjusted more or less longitudinally of the supporting bar 6 so that the rest or support may be i applied to baling presses of different dimensions and when once adjusted will be held in the set position by the screw 14 so that accidental disarrangement of the structure will not occur. to remove the arm 12 for any reason, the set screw limay be removed and thebolt 15, by which the clips are secured to said bar, then loosened so as to permit the clips'to be disengaged from the rearwardly extending arm 6 without necessitating the removal of the said arm and the braces connected thereto from the press. Upon the upper side of the arm or bar 12, at the outer end thereof, I se- Should it be necessary cure a bracket 16 and by the same bolt 17 that secures the inner end of said bracket upon the said bar I secure a brace rod 18 thereto, the inner upper end of said brace being secured to the frame 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. vided between its ends with an upstanding eye or loop 19, and adjacent said loop with an upstanding finger or stop 20. A standard :21 is employed, the lower end of said standard being bent laterally, as shown at 22, and engaged in eye or loop 19 so as to constitute a pivot or journal for the standard, as will be readily understood, and to the upper end of said standard I rigidly secure a head or table-engaging rod 23 having its ends upturned, as shown at 2 1. This rod 23 bears against the under side of the feed table 3 against the outer side of cleat or cross bar 25 thereon and the upturned ends 24 by engaging the sides of the feed table prevent relative lateral movement between the feed table and the support.

WVhen the device is in use the standard 21 will rise from the bar 12 against the stop or finger 20 and the cross head 23 will bear against the under side of the feed table, as above stated and as clearly shown. In this position of the parts outward movement of the standard and cross head will be prevented by the stop or finger 20 and inward movement thereof will be prevented by the cross bar 25 on the bot-tom of the feed table so that the table will be firmly supported in position to receive the material thrown thereon and direct the same into the hopper or feed chamber of the press. WVhen one side of the stack has been fed into the press, the team is driven around the stack without stopping the operation of the press and the feeding of the material into the press continues without interruption. When it is desired to move the press to a different field or to haul the same into a shed or barn after all the material has been baled, the feed table may be lifted slightly so as to permit the standard 21 to swing inwardly against the side of the press and the table will then swing toward the press so that it will be sup-ported in a position which will permit the press to be drawn through the door of the barn without requiring the removal of the feed table.

t will be readily noted that my feed table support is exceedingly simple in its construction and the arrangement of its parts and may be applied to any press at a very slight cost. It will effectually hold the table in operative position and its use will effect a considerable economy in time and labor, inasmuch as it will not be necessary to arrest the operation of the press in order to readjust the table or its support when it is necessary to move the press from one point to another in baling all the hay gathered from a particular field.

The bracket 16 is pro-' \Vhat I claim is 1. The combination with a baling press, and a feed table attached to the side thereof, of a supporting arm secured to the baling press below the table, and a standard journaled upon and rising from the said supporting arm and adapted to engage the under side of the feed table.

'2. The combination with a baling press, and a feed table attached to the side of the same, of a supporting arm secured to the baling press, a bracket secured thereto, a standard journaled in said bracket and engaging the under side of the feed table, and a stop rising from the supporting arm to limit the outward movement of said standard.

3. The combination with a baling press, and a feed table attached to the side of the baling press, of a supporting arm, a bracket secured thereon having an upstanding finger, and a standard journaled in said bracket immediately adjacent and adapted to bear against the inner side of saidfinger.

4. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a supporting arm, a bracket secured upon the said arm at the outer end thereof, said bracket being provided with a transverse eye intermediate its ends and with an upstanding finger immediately adjacent said eye and between the same and the outer end of the bracket, and a standard having a laterally extending lower end journaled in said eye and resting on the supporting arm, the standard being adapted to bear against the said finger.

5. The combination with a baling press, and a feed table attached to the side of the baling press, of a supporting arm, a standard journaled upon the said arm and rising therefrom, and a cross head rigid with the upper end of said standard and adapted to engage the underside of the feed table.

6. The combination with a baling press, and a feed table hinged thereto and provided with a cross bar on its under side, of a supporting arm secured to the baling press, and a standard mounted upon the said arm and provided at its upper end with a cross head adapted to bear against the cross bar of the feeding table.

7. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a bar adapted to be secured to a baling press, a brace secured to the outer end of said bar and to the outer end of the baling press, a laterally extending arm supported by said bar, and a standard mounted upon the said laterally extending arm.

8. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a bar adapted to be secured to a baling press, a supporting arm disposed laterally with respect to said bar, clips secured to the inner end of said arm and engaging the edges of said bar, a bracket secured upon the said bar at the outer end thereof, and a standard journaied in said upturned to engage the sides of the feed bracket. table. 10 9. A device for the purpose set forth com- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature prising a supporting arm adapted to be conin presence of two Witnesses.

5 nected to a baling press, a standard rising BENJAMIN L. SHAFFER. [L. 5.]

from said arm, and a cross head carried by Witnesses:

the upper end of the standard to engage the TOM BRANNAN,

underside of a feed table and having its ends E. C. GROSSAN.

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